Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition mechanism acquiring information on biological time of a user and information on a time difference between a movement source of the user and a movement destination; a storage mechanism storing model information produced by modeling a sunshine pattern, an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of a suprachiasmatic nucleus, and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area; and when a sunshine pattern of the movement source is changed in accordance with the time difference so as to become a sunshine pattern of the movement destination, a simulation mechanism simulating the expression pattern of the ventrolateral area and the expression pattern of the dorsomedial area on the basis of the model information using a state identified by the biological time as a starting state.

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
 an acquisition means for acquiring information on biological time of a user and information on a time difference between a movement source of the user and a movement destination; 
 a storage means for storing model information produced by modeling a sunshine pattern, an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of a suprachiasmatic nucleus, and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area; and 
 when a sunshine pattern of the movement source is changed in accordance with the time difference so as to become a sunshine pattern of the movement destination of the user, a simulation means for simulating the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the ventrolateral area and the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the dorsomedial area on the basis of the model information using a state identified by the biological time of the user as a starting state. 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 an output means for outputting information on a predicted jet-lag syndrome occurring on the user on the basis of a simulation result by the simulation means. 
 
     
     
       3. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the output means displays a time period during which desynchronization occurs between the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the ventrolateral area and the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the dorsomedial area. 
 
     
     
       4. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the output means displays an image indicating the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the ventrolateral area and the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the dorsomedial area from time when desynchronization occurs to time when re-synchronization is established. 
 
     
     
       5. A method of processing information, comprising the steps of:
 acquiring information on biological time of a user and information on a time difference of a movement destination of the user; and 
 when a sunshine pattern of a movement source of the user is changed in accordance with the time difference so as to become a sunshine pattern of the movement destination of the user, simulating an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of a suprachiasmatic nucleus and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area on the basis of model information stored in a storage means and produced by modeling a sunshine pattern, an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area using a state identified by the biological time of the user as a starting state. 
 
     
     
       6. A program for causing a computer to perform processing comprising the steps of:
 acquiring information on biological time of a user and information on a time difference of a movement destination of the user; and 
 when a sunshine pattern of a movement source of the user is changed in accordance with the time difference so as to become a sunshine pattern of the movement destination of the user, simulating an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of a suprachiasmatic nucleus and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area on the basis of model information stored in a storage means and produced by modeling a sunshine pattern, an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area using a state identified by the biological time of the user as a starting state. 
 
     
     
       7. An information processing apparatus comprising:
 an acquisition mechanism acquiring information on biological time of a user and information on a time difference between a movement source of the user and a movement destination; 
 a storage mechanism storing model information produced by modeling a sunshine pattern, an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a ventrolateral area of a suprachiasmatic nucleus, and an expression pattern of a clock gene of a neuron of a dorsomedial area; and 
 when a sunshine pattern of the movement source is changed in accordance with the time difference so as to become a sunshine pattern of the movement destination of the user, a simulation mechanism simulating the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the ventrolateral area and the expression pattern of the clock gene of the neuron of the dorsomedial area on the basis of the model information using a state identified by the biological time of the user as a starting state.